NEWARK, N.J. (CBSNewYork/AP) — The second highest official in the Archdiocese of Newark has resigned from his post, in the wake of a scandal involving a priest who had contact with minors allegedly in violation of an agreement with prosecutors.

Monsignor John Doran resigned as vicar general — a move that takes effect immediately — and he will no longer hold a leadership position with the Archdiocese.

Doran could not be reached for comment Saturday.

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Newark Archbishop John Myers wrote in an op-ed piece for the Star Ledger that an outside law firm found the strong protocols presently in place were not always observed, and thus, Doran – the man tasked with monitoring the Rev. Michael Fugee – had to resign.

Myers went on to defend the tactics in place to prevent and spot abuse, but conceded, “We are not perfect.”

He allegedly had contact with minors on seven different occasions between April 2010 and December 2012, at the Claremont Retreat Center in Mt. Arlington, N.J.; the Kateri Environmental Center in Wickatunk, N.J.; the Sacred Heart Church in Rochelle Park, N.J.; Our Lady of Visitation Parish in Paramus, N.J., and a parishioner’s own home.